BE Act 48Chapter VIII · Offences and Penalties
Section 48 · Penalty for altering or attempting to alter any denatured spirit
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- If any person alters or attempts to alter any denatured spirit, whether manufactured in India or not, with the intention that such spirit may be used for human consumption, whether as beverage, or internally as a medicine, or in any other way whatsoever, by any method whatsoever,or has in his possession any spirit in respect of which he knows or has reason to believe that any such alteration or attempt has been made,he shall be liable to imprisonment for a term which extend to six months, or to fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or to both.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 6 months
- Fine
- ₹1,000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Any Magistrate
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Bailable — Bail is your right — it can be granted at the police station
Derived from the First Schedule Part II rule — not listed section by section
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